12/10/2024

Ohio GOP, Again, Proposes Restricting Marijuana

They also recommend making it more expensive

Although voters overwhelmingly chose to legalize recreational marijuana in 2023, one of the most powerful leaders in the state plans to dramatically change what Ohioans selected. So far, the policy has been safeguarded, but it likely won't be in 2025.

Nearly $200 million of adult-use cannabis has been sold in the four months that sales have been allowed, according to the Department of Cannabis Control.

This is all thanks to the passage of Issue 2, which allowed adults 21 years of age and older to smoke, vape and ingest weed. Individual Ohioans are able to grow up to six plants with up to 12 per household.

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